Math tutoring · EF coaching · Educator training
Clarity isn't taught.
It's cultivated.
Math tutoring and executive function coaching for students stuck between knowing what to do and doing it.
The real problem
You're not imagining it, and it's not a willpower problem.
Maybe your child has a diagnosis, or maybe they don't. Either way, something isn't working. Therapy and medication help, yet homework still doesn't get started, deadlines still get missed, and confidence keeps taking hits.
The gap is real, but it isn't willpower. It's a skill, and skills can be built.
Heather Holgate
Smart and capable students feel frustrated and wonder why things that seem easy for everyone else feel impossible for them.
Executive function is the set of skills that makes all of it possible: starting, planning, organizing, following through. When those skills need refining, it's not a character flaw. It's a gap that can be filled, with the right support and real practice. That's the work I do.
How I can help
Three ways I work with people
Three offerings, more connected than they might seem.
Math tutoring
For students who need personalized, targeted academic support that bridges learning gaps, reduces math anxiety, builds math fluency, and boosts overall confidence.
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Executive function coaching
For middle school through college aged students who want to target the cognitive processes and self-management tools needed to plan and execute on multiple responsibilities: time management, prioritization, task initiation, organization systems, study strategies, self-monitoring, and cognitive flexibility.
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Educator training
Professional development for teachers and schools, bringing executive function strategies into the classroom.
Launching January 2027
Not sure which you need?
Where does the struggle actually live?
Tick everything that’s true. I’ll point you to the right starting place.
Good to know
Questions people ask
Tutoring builds the math. Coaching builds the skills around it: starting, planning, following through. Many people come for one and discover they need the other.
Students from middle school through college.
The first conversation is always free. Pricing depends on what you need, and we’ll figure that out together, with no pressure.
Both. Sessions run wherever they work best for you and stay consistent week to week.
Let's talk
Ready to see the difference?
The first conversation is free and there's no pressure either way.
Contact HeatherI reply to every message myself.